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Yo-Yos v. Author When I first started doing school visits, I was uncertain, trying to figure out what to do and why. That’s when I had a near encounter with a yo-yo. I went to a rural elementary school a week after a yo-yo company had performed at the school. The yo-yo people had charged [...]
Feedback on Story or Best Way to Tell Story? I’ve always considered the first draft of a novel as a time to get the story down on paper. The second draft is a time to consider the best way to tell that story. So, when I’m looking at feedback from a reader, a critique of [...]
“In baseball, you only get thre swings and you’re out. In rewriting, you get almost as many swings as you want and you kno, sooner or later, you’ll hit the ball.” — Neil Simon, playwright
Yep. You gotta get feedback on your novel and you gotta act on it. On everything? Yep. But what if. . . Yes! Oh! No? Uh-oh! Huh? Okay. Here are five reactions I’ve had to recent feedback: Yes! Oh! No? Uh-oh! Huh? Yes! It’s great when
HAPPY HOLIDAYS For the last few years, I’ve posted writing tips from Winter Holiday personalities. For example, Frosty the Snowman has 6 Top Writing Tips. This year, as our Christmas gift to you, we’ve collected these into one downloadable pdf. It’s a bit early, but teachers will be planning December and January lessons soon, and [...]
Narrative Arc in Less Than 100 Words: Example 2 Very simple picture books still have a narrative arc, even though the word count is extremely small. Yesterday, we looked at an example of a great simple narrative in My Friend, Rabbit. Today, here’s a look at a narrative arc in 80 words (with the help [...]
Narrative Arc in Less Than 100 Words: Example 1 Very simple picture books still have a narrative arc, even though the word count is extremely small. Here’s a look at a narrative arc in 80 words (with the help of some illustrations), as it appears in My Friend, Rabbit, by Eric Rohmann, winner of the [...]
Ebook: How to Write a Children’s Picture Book It started out as 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book. But now, (drum roll, please), it’s an Ebook. Expanded from it’s original format, it now includes new sections on
I’m waiting for critiques from four readers on the second draft of my novel. I know what I think needs work, and it will be interesting to see if the readers agree. Meanwhile:
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